This is a recipe for a dish that isn’t quite as well known in Costa Rica but still very traditional. Arroz Campesino, farmer’s rice in English is named rightly so because it is a dish packed with nutrients to fill up the stomachs of hard working farmers back in the day. It’s not common to […]
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Sopa Negra: Costa Rican Black Bean Soup Recipe
This recipe will be for sopa negra, or Costa Rican black bean soup. I love every kind of soup, but this one was a new one for me when I moved down here since I never ate beans before. This is a healthy and easy recipe that is actually made from the leftover liquid when […]
What You Need to Know About Seeing a Doctor in Costa Rica as a Foreigner
When you travel in Costa Rica or any other country in the world, there will always be the possibility for you to get sick or need medical attention. I’ve luckily haven’t had anything major (knock on wood) but you never know what will happen. It’s good to read up on the medical system of the […]
Driving around San Isidro del General, Costa Rica
Welcome to driving around Costa Rica with Mytanfeet! The purpose of these videos is twofold: so you can see what the beaches and the towns are like and to show you what the driving and the roads are like if you’re thinking about renting a car. We love to share our adventures with others and […]
Pastel de Yuca Recipe (Yuca Pie or Cassava Pie)
Yuca (cassava) is a shrub known for its edible starchy tuber root and one that I had never heard of until I got to Costa Rica. When you see it, it doesn’t look very impressive nor does it look like it’d taste very good but yuca has become one of my favorite foods in Costa […]
Learning About Costa Rican Coffee with Doka Estate Coffee Tour
If you love coffee, then you must take a coffee tour in Costa Rica. Costa Rica produces some of the world’s highest quality coffee and countries like Japan, South Korea and United States purchase hundreds of thousands of pounds of Costa Rican coffee every year. So if you are a coffee lover, you have to […]